The Union Minister for New & Renewable Energy and Power has informed that the “Development of Solar Parks and Ultra Mega Solar Power Projects” scheme has an approved allocation of Rs. 8,100 Crores.
The scheme has been extended up to FY 2025-26 without any additional financial implication. Hence, no additional funds are allotted for extension of the scheme.
The Minister informed that the Government has sanctioned 50 Solar Parks with aggregate capacity of 37,990 MW in 12 States across the country, so far. Against this sanction, 11 Solar Parks with aggregate capacity of 8,521 MW have been completed and 7 Solar Parks with aggregate capacity of 3,985 MW have been partially completed. In these parks, solar projects of aggregate capacity of 10,237 MW have been developed.
The Minister further informed that the electricity generation capacity of solar projects installed in various Solar Parks has increased by 2,292 MW during the last three years and current year.
Around 69,000 hectares of land has been acquired so far for Solar Parks. Provision of land for Solar Parks is responsibility of the concerned State/UT Government. Further, the Solar Park scheme encourages use of waste/non-agricultural land for development of Solar Parks.
This information has been given by the Union Minister for New & Renewable Energy and Power Shri R. K. Singh, in a written reply to two questions, in Rajya Sabha on August 8, 2023.
